Foldable desk.



PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

N. W. SELANDER. FOLDABLE DESK. APPLICATION FILED JULY29. 1905.

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N. W. SELANDER. FOLDABLE DESK. APPLICATION FILED JULY29. 1905.

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FOLDABLE DESK.

, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filed July 29,1905- SBlifll No; 271,801-

To all 1071,0711 it may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON W. SELANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful Foldable Desk, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to desks, and has for its object to provide a foldable desk designed for attachment to a wall or other suitable support and capable of being supported in a substantially horizontal position for convenience in writing and folded fiat against the wall when not in use, so as to take up very little space.

A further object of the invention is to provied a desk having a pivoted cover, one side of which is provided with a blackboard-surface designed to be supported in a vertical position at the top of the desk or in a substantially horizontal position in advance of the chart or scroll, said cover being reversible to expose either side thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pivotal connection between the desk and support whereby the former may be swung upwardly or downwardly against the wall, said pivotal connection also serving to pivotally support the cover in both open and closed positions.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arran ement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a folding desk constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same supported in an inclined position for convenience in writing. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the desk folded fiat against the wall. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the desk-cover adjusted to expose the blackboard-surface thereof and clamped in position in advance of the scroll or chart, said cover being also shown in dotted lines in elevated position.

' Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures of the drawings.

The desk comprises a supporting-bracket 5, adapted to be secured to a vertical wall or other support in any suitable manner, as by screws or similar fastening devices 6, said bracket being provided with a pair of spaced laterally-extending ears 7, having terminal perforations formed therein for the reception of a rod 8, the latter forming a pivotal connection between said bracket and the deskbody. The desk-body includes a substantially rectangular frame formed of side bars 9 and 10, connected bya front bar 1 1 and a rear bar 12, said side bars being projected beyond the rear bar 12 and provided with alined openings for the reception of the pivotal rod 8. The rod 8, which engages the side bars of the desk-frame, is provided with lateral offsets 13, terminating in spring-arms 14, having their end portions bent outwardly, as indicated at 14 for detachable engagement with a reversible desk-cover 15.

The terminal bent portions 14 form pivotal points for the cover, thereby permitting said cover after being moved to a position substantially at right angles to the deskframe to be folded in reversed position on the side bars 9 and 10 of said frame. The bottom of the cover 15 is provided with a blackboard-surface 16, so that when the osition of said cover is reversed the latter will be supported on the side bars of the frame in advance of the scroll or chart 17 as clearly shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings, said cover being locked in reversed position by means of laterally-extending lugs 18, secured to the side bars 9 and 10 and engaging the springarms 14. The scroll or chart 17, upon which may be printed or otherwise represented suitable educational matter, able rollers 19, journaled in the side bars of the desk-frame, said rollers being rotated to expose the printed matter on the scroll by means of knobs or handles 20, extending through suitable openings in the side bar 9.

is wound upon suit- The desk-frame is divided into two compartments by a transverse partition 21, the front compartment 22 being provided with an in clined bottom 23, to which are secured a plurality of spaced partitions 24, defining pockets 25 for the reception of pencils, erasers, and similar articles used in connection with the desk.

The front compartment, in which are mounted the scroll-carrying rollers, is provided with a swinging section or bottom 26,

ivoted, as indicated at 27, to the side bars 9 and 10 of the frame, the side bars 28 of the which is arranged at an angle to the bracket 5 and forms a ledge or trough for chalk when the blackboard is supported in the vertical position (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4) and which also forms a support for pens and pencils when the cover is in closed position for use as, a writing-desk.

F rom the foregoing description it will be understood that the desk is entirely complete in itself and may be readily connected to the wall of a room in a simple and inexpensive manner without requiring any skill in setting up thesame. When connected to a wall or other upright support, the desk is capable of several different positions. It may be hung from the supporting-bracket 5 flat against the wall, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to beout of the way, or may be supported in a substantially horizontal osition, as shown in Fig. 1, for use as a writing-desk. Whenthe desk is in the latter position, the pivoted cover of the same may be reversed, so as to expose the scroll 17 shown in Fig. 4, and, if desired, the desk with the scroll and blackboard thus exposed may beswung downwardly in contact with the wall by folding the pivoted section 26 within the desk-frame, as will be readily understood. The pivoted desk-cover may also be adjusted toexpose the blackboard-surface thereof in a vertical position at the top of the supporting.- bracket by moving the same to the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 4, in which position both the scroll and compartments 25 will also be exposed. It will. thus be seen that the rod 8 forms the pivotal connection between the desk-body and supporting-bracket and also serves to pivotally support the re-,.

versible desk-cover, while the pivoted rod being provided with terminal spring-arms the cover may be readily detached and used as a lapboard when desired by pressing inwardly on said arms until disengaged from thecover. g

It will be observed that whenthe .desk is in the position shown in Fig. 2 the spring-arms byengagement with the cover will prevent the latter from bein' opened from thetop thereof, while-the hoo 32 will holdthe lower end of said cover in closedposition.

It will of course be understood that the desk may be supported in several positions inclined to the horizontal by shifting the and the blackboard-surface 16, as,

connected to the bracket, and

.body and bracket and I of angularly-disposed arms, a reversible desk 'versa, a reversible desk-cover carried by the pivotal, connection, and means for mounting the desk-cover on the pivotal. connection, whereby the-cover may be movedto reversed: positionindependently of the desk-body.

' 2. A desk comprising a bracket; for-attach.- ment to a support, a deskebody pivotally connected to the bracket, and; capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontal-position and vice .versa, a ero ing thepivotal connection betweenthedesk body and bracket andprovided with spacedoppositely-disposed arms, and a reversible desk-cover oarriedby said arms.

3. A desk comprising a bracket attachment to a support, a desk-body pivotally connected-to the bracket and capable ofmovee I ment from a. vertical to assubstantially horizontal positionand vice versa, arod-for-ming the pivotal connection between thedesk-' body and; bracket and, provided with, spaced) terminal arms, a reversible desk cover pivot; ally mounted on said arms, and meansfor clamping the cover in reversed position.

4. A desk comprising-a bracket for attach,- ment to. a. support, a desk-body pivotally connected to. the bracket and; capable of movement from a verticalto asubstantially horizontal positionandvice versa, a,rod'form ing the pivotal connection between the des k. body and bracket and provided-withoppositely-disposed' spring-arms, and,a reversible desk-cover detachably engaging said arms.

5. A desk comprisinga bracket for attachment to a support, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket; andv capable of movement from averticalto a substantially horizontal position and vice versa, arod form-- ing the pivotal connection betweenthedesk body and bracket and, providedwith angularly-disposed arms, a reversible desk cover. pivotally mounted in said arms and having. one side thereof provided with a blackboard' surface,*and means for clamping said cover in reversed position.

ment to a support, a desk-body pivotally capable of movement from. a vertical to .asubstantially horizontal position, and vice versa, a rod form ing the pivotal connectionbetween the deskprovided withapair.

cover pivotally mounted. on said arms, and means carried by the desk-body and adapted to engage said arms for clamping the deskcover in reversed position.

7. A desk comprising a bracket for attachment to asupport, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontal position and vice versa, a rod forming the pivotal connection between the deskbody and bracket and provided with a pair of spaced terminal arms, a reversible deskcover pivotally mounted on said arms, and laterally-extending lugs secured to the deskbody and adapted to engage the terminal arms for clamping the desk-cover in reversed position.

8. A desk comprising a bracket for attachment to a support, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontal position and vice versa, said deskbodybeing provided with a plurality of transverse and longitudinal partitions defining a series of compartments, a-rod forming the pivotal connection between the desk-body and bracket and provided with spaced terminal arms, a desk-cover pivotally mounted on said arms and reversible to expose the compartments in the desk-body, and a pivoted section carried by the latter and adapted to engage the bracket for supporting said deskbody in substantially horizontal position.

9. A desk comprising a bracket for attachment to a support, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontalposition, and vice versa, a rod forming the pivotal connection between the deskbody and bracket and provided with lateral offsets terminating in spaced arms, a reversible desk-cover pivotally mounted on said arms, and means for locking said cover in re versed position. i

10. A desk comprising a bracket for attachment to a support and having a air of spaced laterally-extending perforated ugs, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontal position and vice versa, a rod engaging the perforations in the lugs of the bracket and forming the pivotal connection between said bracket and deskbody, a desk-cover pivotally supported on said rod, and a bar extending between the laterally-extending lugs and disposed at an angle to the bracket.

11. A desk comprising a bracket for attachment to a support, a desk-body pivotally connected to the bracket and capable of movement from a vertical to a substantially horizontal position and vice versa, a rod form ing the pivotal connection between the deskbody and bracket, said rod being provided with spaced parallel arms terminating in laterally-eXtending ears, a reversible desk-cover detachably engaging said ears, and means for clamping said desk-cover in reversed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NELSON W. SELANDER.

Witnesses:

K. KIMBERLY, E. W. BRooKs 

